Ed Traut

By Ed Traut

1 John 2:10 Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble.

• Undoubtedly, God is love and that is the greatest force on earth.
• If we walk in love, we can do no evil and certainly it is the evidence of God in us.
• We will not stumble spiritually if we live this life of continually loving others, even if they are undeserving or do things wrong to us.

Prayer:  My Lord, I pray that You fill my heart with Your love continually.  I yield to You and do not justify any wrong thinking in my heart, but honestly want to be filled with Your love to love everyone with Your love, because there is no other way.  I feel blessed to be an instrument of Your love in Jesus name.  Amen.
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

• Grace – an enormous gift and kindness from God.
• We can not be righteous in our own strength or through the law, it is all by God’s goodness and grace though Christ Jesus.
• Jesus paid a very dear price for us to be saved and to become righteous – it is a total summation of God’s grace.  Thank You Jesus.

Prayer:  I lift my hands in worship and praise to You today for this wonderful salvation and Your goodness and this gift of eternity and eternal life.  Thank You Lord.  Thank You for Your grace upon my life.  Help me express grace to others and enjoy and walk in the grace that You give and not take it for granted.  I bless Your Holy name.  Amen. 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

• Everyone goes through challenges and storms.
• We can be sure that God is faithful in all things and that He will strengthen us.
• We have this confidence that He shields and protects us that the devil can do us no harm.  God is our fortress. 

Prayer:  My Father today, regardless of what I am going through, I look to You because I know that You are faithful and that You will strengthen me and I will not be focussed on the difficulty but on Your goodness.  Amen. 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Matthew 14:19  And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

• Jesus initiated the miracle, but –
• It was the disciples that actually distributed the food and acted out the miracle.
• Often times it is just us acting on His word to see the miraculous in working.

Prayer:  Lord I surrender to You today that You guide me and instruct me that I can do whatever You say that I can see the miraculous power of God working.  Help me to step out always in faith.  Amen.

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Psalms 40:2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

• We remind ourselves continually of all the things He has done!
• We do not forget from where we have come and how He has delivered us and done great things for us.  We allow no pride or confidence of our own achievements
• We recognize that He has given us a place to stand firmly in Him.

Prayer:  Lord it is all because of You.  I have nothing to boast in, but Your goodness and what You have done for me.  I rejoice in the fact that I stand firm and it is all in You.  Amen.
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

1 Samuel 17:50  So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

• Without a sword – not with conventional methods or the expected tools or weapons.
• So often, God will do things beyond our comprehension just to show that He can.
• We cannot depend upon our natural resources or strengths.  We look to God.  He may use what we have, but He certainly has resources we can’t dream of.

Prayer:  Lord, how grateful I am that I can look to You and not have to understand or even ‘work it out’but know that You have a way and You will give me victory in any way You choose, You will break through for me.  I bless You today.  Amen.

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

• God has always had an amazing focus and plan for His church.  
• It is and was not God’s plan for us to suffer or go through difficulties, but rather be victorious, because of the price Jesus paid.
• This salvation that Jesus paid such a dear price for compares to nothing in this world.  It is the most amazing gift of God ever.

Prayer:  I lift my hands to rejoice and worship You for this wonderful salvation that You have given to me.  Help me to share it today with someone that they may hear the gospel and receive eternal life.  I praise You Lord that I can expect blessing and Your favor each day.  Amen. 
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

• Challenges there will always be.  Varied, more intense and less intense, but troubles are not uncommon.
• The Lord has us covered and expects us to not react or be anxious about them because where fear and panic is faith is gone.
• It is for us to give thanks and to pray and to ask God what we need so that we may have His peace in the midst of any storm. 

Prayer: Lord I do receive Your peace and thank You that You have paid the price for me to have the fullness of that peace and I will focus and give You thanks and tell You of my needs trusting that You will take care of me.  Amen. 
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Ecclesiastes 5:19  Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work–this is a gift of God.

• The persual of contentment or happiness – so many of us search for it.
• True happiness comes only from God whether we have or don’t have.  Sometimes we can have and not have the ability to enjoy.
• When we can accept and be grateful for which boundary God has given us and what He has allotted to us, true contentment comes.

Prayer:  I praise Your holy name for Your goodness and Your provision, I am content and I say with David that Your boundaries have fallen in lovely places.  Amen. 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. …For when I am weak, then I am strong.

• There is nothing to compare with His grace – His undeserved favor.
• Weakness is where God excels through us.
• I need not to feel inadequate, but to know that He is my strength in my weakness and will bring glory through it all.

Prayer:  Thank You for Your grace Father and Your goodness and Your undeserving favor that I can face whatever I am struggling with whenever I am struggling with it, knowing that You will always give me grace and strength in my weakness.  Amen. 
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life